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Factory Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Factory? [n] a plant consisting of buildings with facilities for manufacturing Synonyms \| Synonyms for Factory: manufactory \| manufacturing plant \| mill Related Terms \| Find terms related to Factory: armory \| arsenal \| assembly line \| assembly plant \| atomic energy plant \| bindery \| boatyard \| boilery \| bookbindery \| brewery \| brickyard \| cannery \| creamery \| dairy \| defense plant \| distillery \| dockyard \| factory belt \| factory district \| feeder plant \| flour mill \| industrial park \| industrial zone \| main plant \| manufactory \| manufacturing plant \| manufacturing quarter \| mill \| mint \| munitions plant \| oil refinery \| packing house \| plant \| pottery \| power plant \| production line \| push-button plant \| refinery \| sawmill \| shipyard \| subassembly plant \| sugar refinery \| tannery \| winery \| works \| yard \| yards See Also \| assembly line \| assembly plant \| auto factory \| automobile factory \| cannery \| car factory \| chemical plant \| foundry \| industrial plant \| line \| lumbermill \| metalworks \| paper mill \| plant \| production line \| sawmill \| shop floor \| stamp mill \| stamping mill \| steel factory \| steel mill \| steel plant \| steelworks \| sweatshop \| textile mill \| works Factory In Webster's Dictionary \Fac"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Factories} (-r?z). [Cf. F. factorerie.] 1. A house or place where factors, or commercial agents, reside, to transact business for their employers. ``The Company's factory at Madras.'' --Burke. 2. The body of factors in any place; as, a chaplain to a British factory. --W. Guthrie. 3. A building, or collection of buildings, appropriated to the manufacture of goods; the place where workmen are employed in fabricating goods, wares, or utensils; a manufactory; as, a cotton factory. {Factory leg} (Med.), a variety of bandy leg, associated with partial dislocation of the tibia, produced in young children by working in factories.

Factory Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Factory?

[n] a plant consisting of buildings with facilities for manufacturing

Synonyms | Synonyms for Factory: manufactory | manufacturing plant | mill

Factory In Webster's Dictionary

\Fac"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Factories} (-r?z). [Cf. F.
factorerie.]
1. A house or place where factors, or commercial agents,
   reside, to transact business for their employers. ``The
   Company's factory at Madras.'' --Burke.

2. The body of factors in any place; as, a chaplain to a
   British factory. --W. Guthrie.

3. A building, or collection of buildings, appropriated to
   the manufacture of goods; the place where workmen are
   employed in fabricating goods, wares, or utensils; a
   manufactory; as, a cotton factory.

{Factory leg} (Med.), a variety of bandy leg, associated with
   partial dislocation of the tibia, produced in young
   children by working in factories.

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